Not that multiple nights of stuffing your face and drinking lovely wines at London’s great restaurants is a bad thing, but after a few evenings of this it does start to take a toll on your wallet…and your waistline. So what’s a person to do on a quite Wednesday night? How about a wander around the… Read more
Another trip to London means another chance to wander aimlessly with my camera in hand. This time, these wanderings took me through Notting Hill and Balham on partly sunny, partly rainy, not too cool days. Here are a few images from my favorite city that caught my eye along the way. I had to push a… Read more
There are countless things that inspire people to travel, but for me, a primary one is the chance to experience the new. Even if I’ve been to a place fifty times before (I’m looking at you, London), I can still find ‘new’ in every trip. Last weekend’s trip to London provided me with the new experience… Read more
With my London trip this past weekend, I not only got to see one of my favorite cities in the world and visit with one of my dearest friends, but I also got to check off one of my 14 things to do in 2014. Thanks to my friend and her generous birthday gift to me… Read more
Tea.A flavorful drink that warms your insides, relaxes you, soothes a sore throat and helps you unwind. A cup of tea can be a brief break from your day…but little more than that. When I first pictures people having tea in England, I imagined them sitting down at a table covered in lace, sipping from a… Read more
In my last post I wrote about the excitement of seeing my first live event at the London Olympics. That event was held at the ExCel center, a large venue that houses multiple Olympic events under one roof. But the ExCel building is not in the Olympic Park itself. The main Olympic Park can only be accessed… Read more
For me, travel is often about the little moments. Finding an intimate out of the way art gallery instead of queuing in line at the “famous” large museum. Getting a history lesson from a local shop owner over a hot cup of tea. Sharing a belly laugh with a stranger over a mispronounced word in a… Read more